One Fatal Flaw

Written by:
Anne Perry
Narrated by:
Samuel Roukin

Unabridged Audiobook

Ratings
Book
6
Narrator
2
Release Date
April 7, 2020
Duration
9 hours 50 minutes
Summary
Two fiery deaths have young lawyer Daniel Pitt and his scientist friend Miriam fford Croft racing to solve aforensic crisis in this explosive new novel from New York Times bestselling author Anne Perry.When Jessie Beale comes to see Daniel Pitt, desperately seeking a lawyer for her boyfriend, Rob Adwell, Danielis convinced of the young man’s innocence. Adwell has been accused of murder and of setting a fire to conceal thebody, but Daniel is sure that science can absolve him—and Miriam fford Croft is the best scientist he knows. Miriamconnects Daniel with her former teacher Sir Barnabas Saltram, an expert in arson, and together they reveal Adwell’sinnocence by proving that an accidental fire caused the victim’s death. But it’s not long before Adwell is killed in thesame fiery fashion. If these deaths are, in fact, murders, what essential clue could Daniel and Miriam have missed?As the investigation deepens, one of Saltram’s former cases comes into question and Miriam finds herself on thedefensive. If the reasoning Saltram used in that case is proved false, several other cases will have to be retried, andSaltram’s expert status—not to mention Miriam’s reputation—will be ruined. Haunted by Saltram’s shady tactics inand outside the classroom, Miriam is desperate to figure out truths both past and present and protect herself in theface of Saltram’s lies. What started as an accidental fire in Adwell’s case seems to be linked to a larger plot for revenge,with victims accumulating in its wake, and Miriam and Daniel must uncover who or what is stoking these recurringflames—before they, too, find themselves burned
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Cynthia B.

Frustratingly imperfect in its execution but an interesting premise, involving murder and arson and an intellectual duel between forensic scientists whose opinions, right or wrong, sway their juries. I won’t give away the ending but I had a hard time believing a lawyer could get away with so much “testifying” instead of questioning his witness without reprimands; it impacts the outcome. I appreciate the focus on Miriam’s past, including a failed romance come back to haunt her, but I am hugely skeptical that any woman of good society could retain her reputation and be accepted after her private indiscretion is made public in 1910 London. Historically unconvincing but something about this series keeps me hanging on. I really like the main character, Daniel Pitt, and his colleagues at the law firm.

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